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Welcome to Astronomy Radio - the
world's first radio station dedicated to
Astronomy
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Stunning
Jupiter Photograph Revealed
- Carolyn Porco
The
world of Astronomy has been celebrating the
greatest Jupiter photograph ever seen. Taken by
the Cassini spacecraft en route to Saturn, the
photography captures Jupiter in unprecedented
detail. Listen now to our special interview with
Carolyn Porco, the Cassini imaging team leader, as
she tells the remarkable story of the Jupiter
picture and reveals why the photograph is causing
great excitement amongst Jupiter experts.
You
can click on the following link to see the
photograph in more detail while you listen
to the interview.
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9 minutes
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Approaching
Saturn – Cassini heads closer to historic
rendevous
After the success of its Jupiter by-pass, the
Cassini spacecraft is now focusing on its core
mission – the journey to Saturn. In part two of
our interview with Cassini team leader Carolyn
Porco at their HQ in Colorado, we get a sneak
preview of the content of the first Saturn images
coming in from Cassini. Carolyn also gives us a
detailed description of what lies ahead and how
this mission could unlock the key to some of
Saturn’s greatest mysteries. |
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22 minutes
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Mars
Orbiter Camera team claim “smoking gun
evidence” of massive water flow on Mars
- Ken Edgett
The Mars Global Orbiter has come up with what looks like conclusive proof
of substantial rivers and waterflow on Mars,
possibly several billion years ago. It provides
clear, unequivocal evidence that some valleys on
Mars experienced the same type of on-going,
persistent water flow as rivers do on Earth. We
spoke to Ken Edgett at Malin Space Systems in San
Diego, whose team created and controls the Orbiter
camera. Ken gives us a detailed report on what
these amazing pictures reveal.
| Once you’ve clicked the ‘Play’ button on the left to hear the
interview, you can click
here to see the photographs in full
while Ken discusses them. |
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12 minutes
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Special Report –
Water and Ice on The Moon, The Final Verdict?
Dr Bruce Campbell
The most
in-depth analysis ever carried out on the Moon’s
polar craters has not found any sign of the thick
deposits of ice which could have been used as
sources of water for future lunar visitors or
colonists. But the final verdict will probably only
come from a future manned or robotic mission.
Leading lunar authority Dr Bruce Campbell has been
telling us how he and his colleagues used the
powerful Aracebo Observatory in Puerto Rico to
explore 20 feet into the Moon’s soil – and he
tells us exactly what they found.
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28 minutes
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A Traveler's
Guide to Mars
William Hartmann is one of the world's
leading authorities on Mars. In this special
interview, he takes us on an amazing journey to
the Red Planet, revealing some of its secrets,
the mysteries of its history and its potential
for future human visits. He tells you what you
would see, hear and feel if you were standing on
Mars now. Plus William, who is author of the
international bestseller 'A Traveller's Guide To
Mars' gives you his tops holiday tips for the
Mars vacation of a lifetime.
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15 minutes
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The Mars
Olympics
In the second part of our interview with
William Hartmann, senior scientist at The
Planetary Science Institute in Arizona, we get
the lowdown on 'The Mars Olympics' - the
remarkable convergence of international missions
to Mars which are set to dominate the astronomy
headlines over the next few months. Listen now
to discover why these missions are all heading
to Mars at once, what they hope to discover on
arrival and the remarkable technology which
allows the rovers to explore the mysteries of
the Red Planet.
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14 minutes
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Biocosm – Is this
the answer to the mysteries of the Universe
. James Gardner
A new theory
on the creation of the universe claims that the
universe was designed by a super-intelligent being
in a prior cosmic cycle – and that our descendents
will acquire similar powers. It may sound like an X
File too far, but the man responsible for the
theory, James Gardner is a respected complexity
theorist whose claims have received unexpected
praise from some members of the scientific
community. In this exclusive interview, he reveals
why the ‘Biocosm’ means the entire Universe is
actually a vast, emerging life.
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14 minutes
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Biocosm – Part Two
In the
second part of our interview with complexity
theorist James Gardner, he explains why the
super-intelligent being that created the universe
made humans so stupid, why Biocosm could explode the
Big Bang theory, why the entire universe is alive
and what the future has in store for us.
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